Telegram-herald., 1887-11-12

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ares. a party 81 ths bogs we're oGt Cor =
ARK nunlber Of years zgs. Most of tEaE
p@rEy szs nes prominent 6usi1sss mea-
0ns Ct them = prosperous hotel proprietor.
scale q thea successful lampsf osroDss
and 20 90. Vel, a. ths nsra snlscsGes gees.
taey eere 0Lt ca ara oBe sFsn-
i1x. tle oecazlen esinz - vary =
9p - Lay tAsm oat. he parry
started out bright zlt early and con-
us1lee = al ~ WITH sara. saf seisky. oesf,
mixes d1ia<s. Ellch t1eg paFt0ek "a "a
rapid succession They had reached that
stage lf I1e evening ~hen champagne
cg1nnaenes1 - aga, 8hsH they met The
seaiai Harry. Z bsY we're j0st About ~ en-
t-r tsozDgs resl4lFant located. where
Doug - now, when they enc0ur'eEet
Harry ~ course sasy insisted that Harry
should 20 aItn them Harry protested. IN
sisted thai he vas thorough Anarchist
on the hqusr question And sas sworn % It's
Destruction IL Noaitn work aad Harry
Eas compelled b. sheer f0rce ~ descend
iat0 tr0a5y's and GriRk wine. In the en-
counter harry wardrobe vas maa.et and
distorted beyond recogDiti0n. Nnsn tbs
crowd brJze up Harry resem DIED Geo ,.
knight as ELs tramp IN Baron Rudolph
terIs and purposes cheerful No spirit OF
getting even disturbed his tranquil IA
ture. WneE the cr0sd OF regellers ineI the
next day they agreed thai they h4I
ID their enthusiasm converted Azrrs gar
ments into habiiimsals OF woe and - they
decided 90 recompense him They bought
s. shirts, silk underwear. a new suit OF
clothes and a Dunlap bat and oegged him
10 forget ali Whenever Harry met any Cf
"A
= smile and say "0entiemen, how are
yoa, When are you going oat for time
eg4in, Just give me pointer, won't your"
VIII G. Graves now State editor OF the
Detroit Tribune. saw EtNln Booth scr
Hamlet AZ Powers Grand year ago last
September lt Vas the hrst time he had
ever seen the great tragedian. and he was 50
magneIsed by the marvellous persOna-ion
that bis enthusiasm was beyond cOntrol.
After the play Manager Chase introduced
VIII 10 NJ. Booth. Will was exuberAnt in
expressing his pleasure st meeting him and
SAID, Il beg your pardon; but l worship
genius and feel ought TO take my hat of
IN your presence" The generous tragediah,
XIth his characteristic mOdesty, turned bis
luminous eyes towards the eignty-foot
scene loft and replied: You had better
keep it on you may catch cold in these
cEaughts."
Col. Geo G. Briggs is as FAR as being tied
down TO any particular business is con-
cerned a gentleman OF leisure now. At
least one would grant that he was entitled
10 take life easy after serving seventeen
wears as mansgeF of the Michigan Barrel
Company. But the COlonel's life is as
busy as ever. He Is thinking hard.now-a-
days and doing all he can 10 make Grand
Rapids so ahead town. To his energy
IS due the location of the city
hall aud the projected Court House. He IS
now directing bis enterprising nature in the
direction OF Canal-st. Some think that
business is slow on that street and improve
ments stagnant The Colonel, however, is
OF the opinion that it can be made as valus-
Die q business thoroughfare as there is in
Grand Rapids. IL others who own prop
erty on that street can be made 10 think so
too, numerous improvements will be in
order there next Spring.
imagine that the Kermiss which will
soon be given in Hartmann's Hall undsr
the auspices Of ST. Mark church will be
oie of the most unique attractive and sue
cessful local entertainments vet given in
this city. The idea of arrangement is new
and novel. The object OF the kermiss is
one that carries popularity. without ex-
Dlanation, and then the fact that the per-
sonnsl OF those who will take part
will comprise the bud and blossom
of Grand Rapids fair daughters. needs only
10 De mentioned 10 arouse anxious and hap
py anticipation among the young gentle
men, both members and non-members of
the denomination which viii have charge
of :he affair. The idea of having booths
| representing the different nations, with the
! occupants clad In appropriate costumes
| will certainly be an interesting feature.
Speaking OF the kermiss, who knows the
| the style of dress worn by the fair sex In
Russia Though I have seen many
happy throng of ladies on the street. of gay
| st. Petersburg, IL puzzles me TO describe
| what they wore that IS in the techinal
| phrases of the modiste.. / know in a
general way that the costumes worn by the
| Russian ladies' and the rosy blOomed cheek
| peasant girls in Summer are bright in colors
and resemble those worn by the French
| II the young lady intends TO make up "a a
Russian miss on a cold night let her provide
herself with polar bear ulster and a seal
skin turban and she will be in appropr late
attire:
T. G. d. Holden has one of the largest
and best selected libraries in the city. Il is
! in fact the ideal study Of literary man.
Mr.. Holden does not keep his library for the
! show OF things, but spends all of his leisure
| time with its numerous volumes. It is
said by an intimate acquaintance of Mr.
HOlden's that he read 1900 pages in Il
mOntbs-all solid history.
I heard a very pretentious. (thoEgh
wrongly inclined society young man make
a remark at a little party few evenings
ago, that certainly entities him to the title
| Of Leo /. of the dudes in this city.
| He was playing cards with three
| ladies'. and in the way OF apology for
the continuous run OF loud conversation he
was keeping up. aud neglect Of the game
be saIc. "Oh now ladies I hope you will
pardon me- declare | get so interested in
| you that really. you know, become absent
minded, and don't know how 70 play, you
know. and delay the game IL is so en-
bsrrss sng you knOw-and I declare J feei
80 .ta pid about IL.